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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
3,201 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 161
Looking over the Chrysler Corporation's engineering department at Detroit: Messrs. Richard Cobden, chairman of directors, York Motors Pty. Ltd., and Otto James, the firm's sales manager, during their recent visit to America, with Mr. Mauriee Smith, vice-chairman of York Motors Pty. Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In reply to representations from the N.R.M.A., the Department of Road Transport states that conditions do not warrant the considerable expenditure…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"ONE thousand million pounds has been spent upon major roads in the United States. The American road-maker has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It takes courage for a magistrate to define the perfect motorist, but Mr. Dummett did to at the Bow-street Police…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Kearsley Shire Council is not anxious to refund to the Department of Works and Local Government a grant of £300, which the department made…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stockton Council last night approved a scheme of street improvements, as many as possible of which will be carried out before the council's expiry. It will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three men narrowly escaped more serious injury when a motor-car in which they were travelling left the Maitland-road near the Newcastle Abattoir late…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At greyhound training tracks in the suburbs, now being patronised by dog owners, the "hare" is propelled by a specially-geared bicycle wheel. It can…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →For having wilfully trespassed on railway property at Newcastle on January 18, William Arthur McLaughlin, 41, a baker, was fined £3, in default six days'…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Arrangements are now well advanced for what promises to be the most ambitions organised motor tour the world has seen—a 17,000 miles journey by cars and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) has advised Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., that in view of a report from the Lands…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →George McCable, of Neath, who was charged with having failed to return a motor driver's licence which had expired, was fined 5/, with 8/ costs, in default two…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Included in the new railway rolling stock programme recently announced by the Premier (Mr. B. S. B. Stevens) was a provision to build 5000 24-ton "U"…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Allan Hokisworth, 19, of Ballina, was committed to-day by the Coroner (Mr. R. S. Best) to stand his trial at Lismore, on April 5, on a charge of having…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire broke out to-day in a new building at the Tempelhof aerodrome. The cause is unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →An important roads policy is being initiated in the Northern Territory as port of the preliminary work of opening portions of the Territory, including the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Newcastle polled are concerned at what appears to be an increasing tendency among pedestrians, particularly in the suburbs, to use the roadways where…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Eight new 1700 horse-power locomotives are to be introduced into the Transcontinental railway service between Port Augusta and Kalgoorlie. The engines are…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Most of the faster craft on the register of the Newcastle branch of the loyal Motor Yacht Club have been engines overhauled in preparation for the season's…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Henry Cullen, 41, a coaltrimmer, of the Reserve, Carrington, was fined £5, in default 10 days' imprisonment, for having stolen 66 cast-iron chairs, the property…
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